Where To Book Asia KUONI – 01306 747 008
www.agents.kuoni.co.uk A nine-night Vietnam package using Vietnam Airlines' new service includes four nights at the Duxton, Ho Chi Minh and five nights at the Seahorse resort, Phan Thiet, with breakfast and transfers. Prices start from £1,189pp for departure in May 2012.
AFRICA/INDIAN OCEAN
“South African Tourism continues to prioritise the market and promote the following key objectives: to demonstrate variety of personalised, specialised, value for money experience available in South Africa; to showcase adventure, wildlife and warm welcoming people of South Africa; and to use peer recommendation captures through household British personalities who have recently experienced South Africa. “The emphasis for 2012 is on
entrenching South Africa’s core tourism markets, particularly the UK. We are optimistic that the summer season will yield good arrivals and see South Africa begin 2012 on a good footing.”
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South Africa could finally start to reap some rewards from hosting football’s 2010 World Cup, with prospects for 2012 looking better thanks to the weak rand and concerns over safety in Kenya. Tanzania and Zanzibar are also highlighted as strong performers by Kuoni, which launched the UK’s first Fair Trade package at World Travel Market – its Fair Trade South Africa Garden Route tour, in its Ananea e-brochure. Kuoni also points to the Maldives.
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Mark Duguid, head of market management interim, says: “The popularity of the Maldives remains high with a strong early performance for 2012.” The royal couple’s wedding in the Seychelles boosted that destination's status and bookings, Duguid, added.
Tourism Talk Lungi Morrison UK country manager, South African Tourism “The UK continues to be
the leading market for overseas arrivals to South Africa and, compared with other markets in our portfolio, the UK continues to yield the highest number of arrivals year on year. In the first six months of 2011, the UK market delivered more than 79% of the travellers than the other emerging markets combined.
Where To Book Africa WESTERN & ORIENTAL - 020 7667 1234
www.wandotravel.com New for 2012, the 'lifestyle' Mauritius spa resort of Shanti Maurice is offered at prices that start from £1,979pp for a week’s half-board stay. The package includes flights, transfers and even meditation sessions.
South Africa looks set to benefit from a weakening rand and falling hotel prices
Island. “Abu Dhabi is predicted to become an extremely popular destination for 2012,” Birchenough says.
Tourism Talk ALISON CRYER
director UK & Ireland, Oman Tourism Office "Everything is looking
very positive for 2012. Lonely Planet has just nominated Muscat as the second best city after London in 2012. “We are going to do the first-ever
pan-European roadshow in 2012, which will visit London, Manchester and Glasgow. It will include hotels, ground operators and airlines. “People are looking for new destinations offering value for money and a good quality product with diverse activities. Oman is a very safe destination and the people are very hospitable. It is what Oman is all about. And we have an award-winning airline with daily non- stop Heathrow flights.”
Where To Book Middle East GOLD MEDAL - 0800 014 7777
www.goldmedal.co.uk Three nights at the newly-opened St Regis Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi costs from £679 per person, including flights. Reduced rates and complimentary half- board is offered on stays from May 16 to August 31, 2012.
MIDDLE EAST Oman gets the nod from operators as
one of the region’s likely stars of 2012. Other projected stars, according to Gold Medal Middle East product manager Colin Birchenough, are Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi, along with Dubai where many hotels are offering early-booking discounts. “These offers represent some great
savings with complimentary half-board, free nights, and discounts to attractions available,” he says. Gold Medal is seeing strong demand for holidays to the region for 2012, and has increased brochure coverage of Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi, particularly Saadiyat
From the Front Line LESLEY ROLLO
programme director, Hayes & Jarvis “Mexico has been the
runaway success for Hayes & Jarvis in 2011 and its fastest growing destination by some distance with year on year growth of over 300 per cent in recent months. Costa Rica has also been on the up in the past year. In the latest Post Office Travel Money Monitor, the Costa Rican colon emerges as this year’s seventh fasting growing holiday currency with a sales increase of 22 per cent. The country therefore looks set to be a popular destination in 2012.”
Mexico and Cuba could be the big hits for weddings and honeymoons in 2012
DAGMAR MARROCCO market manager for Africa, Kuoni “Tanzania and Zanzibar
have sold very well for us this year. South Africa is also one to watch for 2012. After the 2010 World Cup the country is looking better than ever. "Everyone has seen all the great tourism features it has to offer visitors, from scenery and wildlife to its food and wine and culture. "The rand has also weakened against
the pound making it even more affordable for UK visitors. South Africa was ranked the sixth most cost-effective long-haul destination for British travellers, according to Post Office Travel Money’s 2011 Long Haul Holiday Report, earlier this year. Since then the rand has fallen by approximately 23 per cent.”
MELISSA TILLING product direct Funway Holidays “Hawaii is 166 per cent
up – quite incredible growth which is also impacting positively on California and Las Vegas, both of which are up due to multi-centre packaging demand. "Florida is having a real resurgence
after a flat 2011 with over 60 per cent increases even at this early stage. The Far East is really picking up. Mexico will be ‘hot’ with increased product – notably Virgin Atlantic flights starting in June. Sandals by Funway has also had a great year with agents really supporting this product.”
Ask the Agent JOANNE MAPPERLEY
Travel Counsellors Leigh-on-Sea
“Looking at all the
bookings and enquiries I have been working on, the most popular destinations for next year seem to be West Coast of the US and Hawaii especially for honeymooners. "This area seems to be working out
as really good value for money, plus, of course, Las Vegas is always a firm favourite because of the entertainment and the quality of hotels. “I attended a local wedding fair a few
weeks ago and the other destinations people are looking at are Mexico and Cuba. This seems to be due to the fact that there are a few brand-new properties offering amazing deals for five-star quality resorts.”
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